Month: December 2011

Rich East High School Announces Illinois State Scholars

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Rich East High School in Park Forest, IL, has announced the names of 10 students who have recently been honored as Illinois State Scholars. The students are: Heather Adney, Taylor Davis, Deanna Eaton, Katrina Halfaker, Riddhi Kansasa, Ashley Peters, Tavia Smith and Yukyee (Lexi) Tsang, all seniors;[Read More…]

FBI: Herrin Man Sentenced for Possession of Pipe Bomb Components

Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Herrin man received a sentence of 110 months’ imprisonment on charges of possession of explosive materials by a previously convicted felon and possession of an unregistered destructive device, in federal court, in Benton, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced[Read More…]

FBI: West Suburban Investment Adviser Charged with Causing 10 Clients to Lose More Than $4.26 Million in Fraud Scheme

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A west suburban investment adviser allegedly engaged in an investment fraud scheme that swindled the retirement savings of some elderly clients and, overall, caused about 10 clients to lose more than $4.26 million, federal law enforcement officials announced today. The defendant, Steven W. Salutric, was charged with one[Read More…]

FBI: Elgin Bank Robbery Arrest

Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A 22-year-old Glen Ellyn man has been charged with the December 20 robbery of the Elgin State Bank, located at 1001 South Randall Road. DANE R. PHENEGHAR was charged in a criminal complaint filed last week in U.S. District Court in Chicago with one count of bank robbery,[Read More…]

Park Forest Police Reports for December 30, 2011

The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]

Special Joint Press Briefing On U.S. Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2011.  MS. NULAND: Good afternoon, everybody. Before we do our regular daily briefing, we have a special briefing today on U.S. arms sales to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With us today, we have Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs Andrew Shapiro, and we have Principal[Read More…]

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